Name: Deinococcus alpinitundrae Callegan et al. 2008
Etymology: al.pi.ni.tun’dra.e. L. masc. adj. alpinus, alpine; N.L. fem. n. tundra, the tundra; N.L. gen. fem. n. alpinitundrae, of the alpine tundra, of the treeless region above the treeline of high mountains
Type strain: LMG 24283; ME-04-04-52; NRRL B-41948
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16S rRNA gene: EF635408 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Callegan RP, Nobre MF, McTernan PM, Battista JR, Navarro-Gonzalez R, McKay CP, da Costa MS, Rainey FA. Description of four novel psychrophilic, ionizing radiation-sensitive Deinococcus species from alpine environments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1252-1258.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1783-1784.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Deinococcus Brooks and Murray 1981
Assigned by: Callegan RP, Nobre MF, McTernan PM, Battista JR, Navarro-Gonzalez R, McKay CP, da Costa MS, Rainey FA. Description of four novel psychrophilic, ionizing radiation-sensitive Deinococcus species from alpine environments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1252-1258.
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Record number: 787332